LEBANON, Tenn. — Jayden Bailey cried when his left arm was amputated in August, but they weren’t sad tears. This was the long-awaited relief for the 16-year-old high school basketball player. This was addition by subtraction – giving you the ability to sleep through the night and move around the field without lugging around the […]
Bruce Branch III – the No. 1 prospect in the high school class of 2027 – announced Saturday that he is reclassifying to the class of 2026, making him eligible for the 2027 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-4 guard played a level on the Adidas 3SSB circuit this summer and averaged 15.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 […]
Nineteen years ago, Chris Caputo was a 26-year-old assistant coach on the George Mason basketball team that became the second No. 11 seed in NCAA history to reach the Final Four. Now, as head coach at George Washington, Caputo says this type of upset is becoming increasingly difficult. Caputo called for the tournament to be […]
Kansas’ Darryn Peterson missed his third straight game Tuesday due to a hamstring injury. Bob Donnan / Imagn Images NEW YORK – After Kansas’ Champions Classic loss to Duke on Tuesday, Jayhawks coach Bill Self said he didn’t think it would be long before freshman guard Darryn Peterson was playing again. Peterson — a top-three […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tuesday morning, seven months after Florida won the NCAA men’s basketball championship, Gators coach Todd Golden drove two hours from Gainesville to Orlando to give Golden State Warriors guard Will Richard his ring. Golden, along with Florida assistant Carlin Hartman, gave the ring to Richard in front of the rest of the […]
YouTube TV and Disney have reached a deal that will bring ESPN, ABC and other channels back to the platform’s 10 million subscribers after a nearly two-week hiatus, the companies announced Friday evening. The deal gives YouTube TV subscribers access to ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer ‘Unlimited’ service at no additional cost, as part of YouTube TV’s […]
BYU starting forward Kennard Davis Jr. was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after a crash, according to a statement from Provo police. According to a Provo Police press release, officers responded to the crash at the intersection of 900 W Center St in Provo, Utah at 11:45 a.m. Thursday. After […]
The rebuilding Pac-12 has completed the final leg of – and the final football portion of – its new media rights deal, partnering with USA Sports (USA Network) on a five-year agreement that begins next fall. Starting next year, USA Sports will broadcast 22 regular-season Pac-12 football games, 50 regular-season men’s basketball games and five […]
You could say it’s too early in the college basketball season to make any bold statements. We’ve only been playing games for eight days. If we were to let logic rule, bold statements and big predictions would be saved until at least four weeks into the season, when teams have seven or eight games under […]
In this era of college basketball roster turnover, it’s difficult to conduct a preseason poll because it’s difficult to know how new players will blend into systems. This season was perhaps the most difficult yet, as many freshmen and international newcomers were expected to play key roles. It’s usually smart to value experience and not […]